Tuesday Tech Tips

Tuesday Tech Tips is a weekly blog that contains interesting technology tips, articles, and videos.

Pear Deck is Here!!!

Teachers check your email inbox for a message from Pear Deck Team <hello@peardeck.com>

On behalf of Pear Deck, hello and welcome! Your school district has purchased a Pear Deck Premium subscription to make sure you can deliver powerful learning moments to every student, every day. Hooray!

Just one quick thing to get started — we need you to confirm your contact email so that you don't miss any resources, tips, or product announcements we'll share.

Check out the FTPS Technology Resource Training site for Pear Deck training opportunities and training resources.

Google Workspace Status Dashboard

On Monday, December 14, 2020, there was a Google outage that impacted Google Classroom. The Google Workspace Status Dashboard offers performance information for the following Google services. Unless otherwise noted, this status information applies to consumer services as well as services for organizations using Google Workspace.

Check back here any time to view the current status of the services listed on the dashboard

For additional information or to report a problem, please visit the Google Workspace Help Center or see the Google Workspace Known Issues page.

Reporting Connectivity Issues:

We are monitoring our network performance, so if you experienced any type of connectivity issues, please report it to the Help Desk, and carbon copy Edward Ward and your Building Administrator.

Before reporting check the following:

A. Check to see how many applications you are running on your MacBook. Click on the Apple and go to Force Quit. (This will list the open applications currently running on your computer - Word, Excel, Chrome, Zoom, etc). If you have multiple applications running, then quit the applications you don't need.

B. Check the number of open tabs on your Chrome browser

C. Make sure you have the latest Zoom App running on your MacBook.

Please include the following:

• Name:

• Building / Classroom #:

• Date and time of the incident:

• Description of issue:

• Please include the application(s) you were using (Zoom, Google Hangout, or a specific website):

Technology Training: Check out our Instructional Technology Training Calendar for the various tech training courses provided by Technology Coaches, Tech Trainers and me.

For all Instructional Technology Resources and Support for FTPS Administrators, Teachers, Staff, Parents and Students go to the FTPS Remote Learning Technology Resources Website. The link is located FTPS Website on the left-hand side under the Tech Needs and Resources for 20-21School Year.

That's it for now!

Enjoy the Tuesday Tech Tips!